Lister-cultivator.



PATENTED OCT. 15, 1907.

I No. 868,107.

C. H. MELVIN.

LISTER OULTIVATOR. urmuuzox nun D20. 27, 1905.

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APPLIUATIOI FILED D120. 27, v

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No. 868,107: PATENT-ED OCT. 15, 1907.

G. H. MELVIN.

LISTER GULTIVATOR. Arrmpulou FILED 1:20.21, 1905.

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Be it'known'that I, CIA-nan H. Manv'm, 'a. citizen of residing at Molina, State of Illinois, have Improvements in Rock Imam:- new and useful and suctdeeription at the invention, such as em able othergslfilledlfi the artto w it ipprtains to' makeanduseths-same. I

'lhis invention relates to cultivator-s oi the more (particulatly ior working listed.corn Thai ill-(39ml trenches ridges on opposite T si dssoitheirrow. ,7 The objeots'ars to lmpmvethe general constructionof this character, enlarge their capacity for usefulness and for adjustments to meet the requirements of ing conditions of the growth; and utilizethe pull of' the team in holding the implement in, balance and, the

cultivating devices downin the soil.

With these and other objects in v'iew the inventiond'escribed with reference to the accompanying drawings,

I appended-claims. I I p In said drawings Figure l is a rear perspective view Fig.2 is a similar view tion ofthe corn afterit has reached a larger and more hardy growth. Fig. is a back view of the implement shown arranged for "the third cultivation of the corn after the plants have attained a more considerable yield. Fig. is a top plan plants are left to mature and view of the implement arranged as in' Fig. 1. Fig, 5

1 arranged to straddle a row, so that in Operation the oppo- D'Lellt,- showing 7 other. s

. Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspecguiding and supporting wheels andassociated set of cultivating devices. Fig. 7is a top plan View of only the main frame-work of the impleoneside drawn a little ahead of theside view of the'same. tive view of one pair of The drawings represent the iuvention onibodied in a or laterally movable sets of cultivating devices, $8.011

.wariations in the width or (listancebe'tweeil the rows or furrows. y

A particular (-x'planation of the illustrated machine is as follows :'lhe tongues or draft-poles A are rcspec .tivcly mounted on the opposite pairs of supporting and guiding wheels and carry the trailing sets of cultivating devices or pairs of. rigs for working on opposite sides of site'pairs of rigs are free to move in and out to conform ASSIGNORYTO DEERE ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION or rumors;

' {still function properly;

' I I which form a part of. this specificasat-barDbeing q tion, and then will be more particularly'defined and :pointed out'in the E S ATES P TENToFFmdrCOMPANY, OF MOLINE,

. Bandj-Cof the seat-hams in'such manner to all w a; pivotaljmovementbetween the tongues and seat} frame and also to'prm i t' the tongues to move laterally qngthe." "Forthis purpose, the tongues are shown iu Figs 4 and7 connected to the cross-bars B by the swivel eye bolisb, which are slidable-on rod B Ytongues are lted or otherwisepivotally attached to the mo, or slides c on the rear cross-bar C. other words,"each-tongue'-A.is both pivotally. and "nlidably connatedto the"bars'B and O. The cross-bars Band. O of the'seat frame are also bolted or attached to *a ni-iddle-beamor seat-bar ;D, supporting the drivers seat} -In' this way one pair of cultivating rigs can be pulled'ahwd or follow behind the other to acertain 63-. tent, say'jo twelve or thirteeninchcs, and the rigs will though under ordinary condione team .aheaclof the other As shown in Fig. 7, while the beam 1) the movement of wouldlainoun-t only to a few inches.

tlie cross-rods remain parallel,

'with the 'drivers seat will be turned around. with the the case may be, the preferably bolted rigidly to said crossrods. In practicethis position'can be assumed without dlfiicul ty by'virtue of'the usual slight play or relative motionallowged by the connections between the par-Ls. Betwee'nthe cross-bars, the links E pivotally connect the tongues Atothe opposite arms of a lever F, whiclris medially fulcrum'ed or'pivoted on the seat-bar D. This forces the tongues and rigs attached thereto to move-lat erally in andout at oppositesides-of the machine at the same time, the being alwaysfre'e to telescope or move in and out the limit allowed by the E. The outer ends ofsaidv links'E are provided with a plurality of bolt-holes e for adjusting purposes. By means of the V links and medial lever F, it ispo'ssible to hold the opposite pairs of rigs or sets of cultivating devices rigidly apart, as when cultivating checked corn to which this implementis also applicable. 7 To do this, the bolts a which'connect the 'tonguesA and links E are taken out, and the opposite sets of rigs are drawn close together,

and the boltsare then inserted through the proper inner ho1es.-

' As before stated, the tongues A are'respecoively atlachcd to the opposite sets of supporting wheels and cultivating devices. Rigidly attached to the' rear end of each tongue A is a depending arch ,or yoke G, mounted upon the frame a little to the right or left, as

pair of solidfaced guiding and supporting wheels H, and carrying one of the sctsof cultivating devices or pairs of rigs for working at opposite sides of a row. Said-arch, or yoke G is adapted to. straddle the row of plants,,-and its legs are bent" outward to provide horizontalarms on whichthe rigfranies and 'wheel-standards are n'1 ounted to pivot or the rows. flhese. tongues A are attached to the cm swing upand down. For this purpose, hollow bars Kare each independently bolted, clamped or otherby the clamps 7c. Thus both wheels H and both rigs or sleeves I, which are square or; angular inexterior l shape, are rotatably fitted on said horizontal arms of i the arch G; and the wheel-standards I and rigframes wise rigidly but adjustably attached to said sleeves. i As shown, the wheel-standards I are provided at their upper ends with clips or clamps i embracing the" sleeves J; and the rig-frames K comprising parallel straps or bars are likewise attached to said sleeves J or cultivatorgangs can be independently adjusted laterally or along the lengths of sleevesJ. Said rig-' frames K extend rearwardlyfrom sleeves-l to blocks ,L, which are bolted between'the bars or straps of said rig-frames. To these blocks L are adjustably bolted or attached the oppositely-inclined bars or shovelbeams M and, N arranged at opposite sides of ,the row, each carrying a front cultivator-blade or shovel O and a rear cultivator-blade or shovel P; the shanks or posts of the shovels being suitably bolted to said liars l M and N to hold the blades or shovels rigid. Between each pair of cultivator-blades or shovels is a medial cultivator-disk Q, whose supporting standard is bolted beams M or N. The two rigs or gangs. of cultivating by detaching and transposing the shovel-beams M and ward the row, and the shovel-beams M and N condivided by the high arch G, which rides over the tops to the respective blocks L. The disks are shown inclined to the direction of travel of the team corresponding to the inclination of their respective shovel devices are interchangeable and adapted to be transposed from side to side of the row for the purpose errplairied later. This is most conveniently accom v plished by unbolting the bars of the rig-frames K from the blocks L, and transposing to opposite sides the shovel-beams M and N with the blades and disks respectively attached thereto, and then again bolting said bars K to the blocks L of the transposed rigs. Such transposition may also be accomplished by unbolting the clamp s70, and finterchanging the whole rig-frames with the rigs or gangs attached thereto; or-

N alone, and detaching and transposing the disks Q, to correspond. In Figs. '1 and 4, the rigs are shown with the disks Q arranged tothrow the suil outwardly from opposite sides of the row and the incllined bars or shovel-beams M and N converging rearward y, placing the front cultivatobblades O farthest apart and the rear cultivator-blades P close to the sides of the plants. In Figs. 2 and 3 the rigs are shown transposed, the disks being arranged to throw inwardly toverging toward the front, placing the rear cultivatorblades P at a distance from the plants. Itwill be observed that the whole set of cultivating devices are of the plants without liability'of injuring them, trailing the cultivators at opposite sides of the row, and each rig or gang of cultivators, comprising the'rigirame K block L, shovel-beam M or N, with cultivating devices attached theretm eonstitutes a rigid structure trailing from and pivotally-mounted on a horizontal arm of the arch, adapting the rig or gang to move up or down.

.In connection with each set of cultivating devices or pair of'rigs,'a 'sheet-ironr fender or shield B. may be employed, over the young plants between the rear corn' from clods of dirt'thrown by the cultivators in the early cultivation of the corn. The said shields R,

attached to the sleeves J on the horizontal arms of the arches.

PivQtally-attached to each tongue or draft-pole A,

preferably in front of the seat-frame, is a straddlingforked strap or bi-branched lever T, whose lower ends under the tongue'are connected by the curved link Said lower ends of forked lever T are also connected I 7 5 U to the whiflletree W, to which the horses are hitched by the draft-rods V to the lower parts of the'wheelstandards or brackets I, so that bymeans of the under hitch the pull oi the team holds the Wheels and therigs in. proper relation to the seat-frame, theirnplcment being in balance as it were, and the draft tends. to revolve the rigs on the horizontal. arms of the arch and thereby pull the rear cultivating shovel and disk into the ground. The upper end of said forked lever T is connected by the rod or link X to lever Y, having the usual locking-means for engaging the segmental rack Z on the tongue. The levers Y of both tongues extend inwardly within range of the drivers seat. so that the driver can operate either one or both levers to rock the forked.v strap or ,bi-bran'ched lever T and thereby raise the cultivator-disks or rear cultivator= blades or shovels as indicated bydotted lines in Fig. '5.

will also be noted that the construction affords independent motion for each individual rig, since 'each While each pair of rigs can thus-be lifted together, it

rig or gang of cultivating devices is pivotally mounted on one arm of the arch, thus allowing a certain flexure ofthe cultivating devices, as is very desirable in implements of this nature, on account of the obstructions V and inequalities in the soil.

With this description in mind, it will suffice to describe briefly the use oi the implement in the several cultivations of listed corn at various stages of the growth.

It is understood that listed corn is planted-inthe bottom of the furrow or trench, and when so planted there is besides the walls of the furrow itself a'ridge on each side of'the furrow?! I After the corn is planted, the first operation is to destroy the weeds which spring up inthe furrow and on the sides of the ridges when the corn is in its earliest stages of growth, the plants being from-two to five inches in height. During this operation, the plants being tender and easily injured or destroyed, they must be protected from the clods of dirt which are thrown by the cultivator-blades.'and which might otherwise coverup and break down the tender shoots.

With this understanding, Fig. 1 shows the implement arranged for the first cultivation..' It is equipped with the.fenders or shields R ,which travel with the implement'bver the rows which are being cultivated, between the pairs of cultivating devices, and protect the young corn plants. The implement is arranged with its disks Q throwing outward, and the rig-beams M and N inclined rearwardly, supporting thefro'n t cultivator-blades O and bringing the rear cultivatorblades'P close besidethe shields. The front solidfaced guiding disk-wheels travel in the bottom of the furrow against the sides thereof and'thus guide the travel or the rigs and the blades whi'ch do the 6111s vide spindles, sleeves rotatnhly-fltted on"sal dgl ph ldles,

mile a POW, llie depending legs of snid' yokes having our .vatmg work". The fmictlornmoi i blades are wheel-carrylngstandards having their upper ends rigidly:

. follows The r 'd Pi i te on clambeg to said sleeves, traflini cultivator-rigs comprising either side of the shields and close thereto, stuup the {nte'rchaneguble oppqgitgly-inqllngd eam '-mrryln' cnltisoil'in the furrowand destroy any'vveeds or'foreign vsitlngfde'vlc'esmnd igra e members hlvintflfnlr 1 fi g 'owths. The .disks somewhat h g er sc 'Q-Pfofi the d was "lgidlyclampefi Fm Sam y I 75 i i j 14.. In a cultivator, the combination a wheel-supported aldes oi the ridges to a. slight d p h, r w i trame having lateral arms, sleeves rotatably fitted .on ,said' face httleiurther y from the m mr e Y-.; ninth-pin rlg f'rames Having at their mm ends Isuiting the.weeds.' The front cultivatingbhdea' OtmVeL' v lumiw rigidly-a t'ched' o i l v said. sas near asma-y be (mime top of the, ridg s ahd'thoro ghly .f z g z f f t '55; 2 W1; 12x5 1 i r .l .n in a m aces, an rc angea e s e- 'q Stu: up .thls Porno? $iesm)? an gmwths bolted to s'aidblocks on the said inclined-faces thereof, said; second cultlvatwn F F n v' slhov 'e l beams car lug. cultivsiting. devices respectively become hardy enough not toneed the protection oi the "adapted tor working opposite sides 0! a row. shields R, whih are thercfore dispnse d'withfFdn In v g g fv f ia g; E;v

/ v I l-ame olaparpt nterc angea ecu va calr sat g t cflhuvanon Implement a ga Tor-working opposite sides or a row and comprisingoppo- I 1116 i a gs are jZI'nDBPOS f 'sitely inclined beams or bars adapted to be tr'finsnosed and front cultivator-bladesiOate left ofi Inthiopemtion," respectively equipped with front-andreal: cultivatolblades the front guidingiyheels H still travel inside of thefub j 3 W i f n e g 5; 5:111 v irection 0 orwar nc an on o e. earn; row W51 1 rear 'cp1twafmg7b1gds i G. In a cultlvatoiLthe combination-o! a wheel-supported mnsposltmn of the are thrown Q QhBrF-P MFFF "frame; a draibtcinghe', a draft or hitch .dev lce plvotally 20 on the tops of the ridges, wh le th s zQ rave p im connected u; said tongue. a trailing cult'ivator-rigpivot. tically on the original surfaces of the ground andslice filly-attached t0 the D d w if OK portions 0t ridges h i rbfur of ,th'e cultivating devices, and link connections between r 1 v said rig and hitch device whereby tliopull or the team QW 'Y w f l F forces the cultivating devices down into the soil, and a The th rd cultivation takes place at a. later-stage of lever-eonnect'edto said hitch-device tor actuating the same" 25 the growth, after which the-plants-are left to ripen', Inr r ly t he direction 1' id p ll th'i third operation, the implement is arranged as in l i iifltiicoribinztfifl 013.11 l t i la t r name, ra ongue are or, r ng cu vatorevices: f Thehngs f' the gi y i whose carrying-frame is pivotally-nttached to said wheelfor the second operatlon: but are Spread apart ,0 supportedtrame, and o hitch-device lntermediiitely pivoted possible, a nd.the guiding wheels H are dlso ar mnged ltd-sold tongue and connected to the cultivator carrying} v I v e mp amen otwar a so orces own' e cu va mg e-- madeby the disks m f 9 3d P Q F lvices into the ground, and a. lever connected to said hitchare no longer P d to ln deviee'tor actuating the same reversely to the direction of disks take all of the remainder'oi the ridges and throw maid pullQ' I v these to the corn, leaving the dirt hilled up four or five 7 -1 E i g m a i' fi ffi are e name or yo e aving liters. arms, S eeves rna. e 35 ulche? (Zorn and the i 9n sldesat on said a'rms, tandards depending rigidly from said sleeves I Practlcauy ongmal Y z mm surface being thor having the wheelsattached thereto, cultivator rigs whose r ough-ly-stirred'by the rear cultivating blndes. carrying-menibrs are-ri idly attached to said sleeves, ,a"

It is understood of course that the foregoing expla n; t s E independently a i g Said tion is made with reference'to the-particulzir'u-tilifiylfor sta-lqamsfnd cal'ryihg'nimbers ,m' sleeves f 40 Whichthe' ini m at i d 1 l1itch-devlce.pivoitally-attachedto saidtongue and connecp e s 1 0 egg-en tlons between raid device and the wheel-standards adapted plaihmlmnon thereto, the implement b ing ap of to be pulled forward by the pull of-the team: v use for ther cultivating purposes, and also susceptible 9. In-a,chltivaton'the'cojujbination of a wheel-supported". of'n'iodification in details of construction and arrange: rare-lied name g i ring, 3 an ar 5 epen mg mg y rem-ea m wlthgut dePamPg from the Scope v sleeves having the wheels attached thereto, cultivatorr 45 011- rigs whose carrying-members are rigidly 'nttached to said Having thus fully described my invention, what I sleeves, a draft-tongue a forked or lJi-branched lever s t'rad claim as new and-desire to secure by Letters P tent of dung 'fltietuniiue Y T therem the v arms 0 said ever a apted for hitching the team thereto i k v nml drntt-rods conliecting said lower arms to the wheel a t the 4" tongue! standards, a lever fulcrumed on the tongue, and a rod conof :i rigidly attached depending arch or yoke adapted to heating said level. to the pp-er armmtflsmd forked 1 straddle a row andhave its lower portions provided with v i untwawily-projecting lll'IIlS, sleeves mounted bn Said arms 1 In a cultivator the combmatlp-n or a q :iml capable of turning-thereon, supporting ivhevls whose pol-red flame a trailing, set ot'cultivatorhrlgs' y' I standards a rigidly sqcurud to s nid sleeves, and trailing a'ttiichedv frame; a fli a hitchdevlce 55 cultivator U whose carrying-members are seem-0d to s uid mmmy connefned 9' link coPne-ctmn between said sleeves I V 7 device and s ant cultivating-rig, and i1 litting lever tul- In a 'l'lltiviil'vl, the combination with a. seat-frame or crumed on the rind-connected to Sam of the implement a h m supporting 11. In a cultivator, the combinntion ot twoflexlblyr yoke therefor adapted to straddle a row and having collneemd seat'flame comprising w parallel 1'(Ii}-l)|fo i( ctiug arms 'gleev a mounted on Said arms cross-bars and an intermediate seat-bar attached to and and u xhlo or turning t'li'uri-on, sllplmrting wheels and Unnectmg them tongues blligslldahly and Pivot xu nd-irds therefor rigidly and adjusmlil'y attacliedtoshill to Inch crossbklsi and two sets q qmw and trailing culfiwllmpflgs n m vatlngdovices whosewurrylng frames are rigidly attached 4 ]uqfl rigidly and ndjusmm attached to m sleevesv tor the respective tongues. V i r v (35 lid smmlm-dsnnd carrying-members belngindependently 12.111 :1 cnltlv'atur, he combinntlon of n ti'ansverse hH'hWL H g m-AM' y n-{'11 pair of flexibly-connected tongues, dependit. In u cnllivntor tlin combination of a. fra'm'v including. -in;:: kes rigldly attached to said tongues, wheels sup--- lppul'l iug yul-ioJlu-retor, maidyoke adapted "to straddle :i portingsaid yokes, radii pair of wheels arranged. to stradqm and having its lower-portions bent outwardly to gro- Correction in Letters Patent No. 868,107

ported trame, wheel-carrying standards and -tralling cultlvatorrigs, said wheel-standards together withthe cul tivator-rigs adapted to he moved backward relative to the frame for elevating thecultivatlngdevlcs, a draft-tongue, a forked lever straddling said tongue, :1 hitch-device connected to the legs of said lever below the tongue, links -'connecting said legs of the to i-ked lever with the .wheelstandards, a manipulating lever mounted on the frame, and :1 rod connecting said lever and the forked lever above the tongue.

14. In a-cultivator, the comhination of wheel-carrylng standards, a. frame mounted thereon and to which-said standards are pivotally-attached in such manner as to permit the supporting-wheels to be swung backward relative to the frame, trailing cultivator rigs rigid with said standards, a relatively-movable hitch-device, link-connections betweensaid hitch -device and wheel -standurd's whereby the implement is held in balance and the cultivating devices in the soil by the pull of the team, and a lever connected with said link-connections for moving back the wheel-standards and thereby lifting the cultivatingdevices.

' [SEA frames K,.gach :rconsisting of a pair of straps or bars seam:

15. In a cultivator; the combination of a tongue, a depending yoke on-wh'i'ch said tongue -is mounted, the legs of said yoke having lower lateral extensions. sleeves on said extensions, dependingwheel-standards and trailing cultivator-rigs attached rigidly on said sleeves, the arrangement being such that the wheel-standards together with the cultlvatonrigs "can he swung backward thereby elevating the cultivating,devic'es, means holding the implement in balance by the pull'of the team, and a lever mounted on the implement connected with the 'wheelstandards for movin,g them backward.

16. I'n an implement of the character described, the interchangeable cultivator-rigs comprising the trailing whose front 'ends are equipped with clamp-members for attachment to the cultivator-frame, the blocks L bolted between the rear ends of said bars, and the oppositelyoblique shovel-beams M and'N equipped with cultivating devices for working opposite sides at a row and respectively attached to thc blocks L.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

cnanmcs u'. imrivix.

'itnesses CHARLES H. Dori-1, OSCAR A. l'lcmanxuu.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 868,107, granted October 15, 1907, upon theapplication of Charles H. Melvin, of Molina, Illinois, for an improvement in Lister-Cultivators, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction, as follows; In line 51, page 3, the word have should read-having; and that the said 1 Letters Patent should be read with this correction thereinthat the same may conform to the record of the case in the-Patent Office. V

Signed and sealed'this 29th day of Octoher, A. 1)., 1907.

E. B. MOORE,

Commissioner of Patents.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 868,107

ported trame, wheel-carrying standards and -tralling cultlvatorrigs, said wheel-standards together withthe cul tivator-rigs adapted to he moved backward relative to the frame for elevating thecultivatlngdevlcs, a draft-tongue, a forked lever straddling said tongue, :1 hitch-device connected to the legs of said lever below the tongue, links -'connecting said legs of the to i-ked lever with the .wheelstandards, a manipulating lever mounted on the frame, and :1 rod connecting said lever and the forked lever above the tongue.

14. In a-cultivator, the comhination of wheel-carrylng standards, a. frame mounted thereon and to which-said standards are pivotally-attached in such manner as to permit the supporting-wheels to be swung backward relative to the frame, trailing cultivator rigs rigid with said standards, a relatively-movable hitch-device, link-connections betweensaid hitch -device and wheel -standurd's whereby the implement is held in balance and the cultivating devices in the soil by the pull of the team, and a lever connected with said link-connections for moving back the wheel-standards and thereby lifting the cultivatingdevices.

' [SEA frames K,.gach :rconsisting of a pair of straps or bars seam:

15. In a cultivator; the combination of a tongue, a depending yoke on-wh'i'ch said tongue -is mounted, the legs of said yoke having lower lateral extensions. sleeves on said extensions, dependingwheel-standards and trailing cultivator-rigs attached rigidly on said sleeves, the arrangement being such that the wheel-standards together with the cultlvatonrigs "can he swung backward thereby elevating the cultivating,devic'es, means holding the implement in balance by the pull'of the team, and a lever mounted on the implement connected with the 'wheelstandards for movin,g them backward.

16. I'n an implement of the character described, the interchangeable cultivator-rigs comprising the trailing whose front 'ends are equipped with clamp-members for attachment to the cultivator-frame, the blocks L bolted between the rear ends of said bars, and the oppositelyoblique shovel-beams M and'N equipped with cultivating devices for working opposite sides at a row and respectively attached to thc blocks L.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

c'nanmcs u'. imrivix.

'itnesses CHARLES I-I. Dori-1, OSCAR A. l'lcmanxuu.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 868,107, granted October 15, 1907, upon theapplication of Charles H. Melvin, of Molina, Illinois, for an improvement in Lister-Cultivators, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction, as follows; In line 51, page 3, the word have should read-having; and that the said 1 Letters Patent should be read with this correction thereinthat the same may conform to the record of the case in the-Patent Office. V

Signed and sealed'this 29th day of Octoher, A. 1)., 1907.

E. B. MOORE,

Commissioner of Patents.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 868,107, granted October 15, 1907, upon the application of Charles H. Melvin, of Moline, Illinois, for an improvement in Lister-Cultivators, an error appears in the printed specifieetion requiring correction, as follows; In line 51, page 3, the word harve" should read having; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 29th day of October, A. D., 1907.

' '[BEALj E. B. MOORE,

Commissioner of Patents. 

